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Definitions
fag-end
fag-end
Fag (disambiguation)
The term
fag
derives from the word "flag", which is a variant of the
Middle English
word
flacken
(to flutter).
Fag
has several meanings:
fag (fag-end)
- A collection of
sticks
, loose
cloth
or miscellaneous
meat
cuts.
fag (personal servant)
- An
archaic
British English
term for a
young
servant
.
fag (cigarette)
- A
British English
word for
cigarette
.
fag or
faggot (slang)
- A
pejorative
term in
American English
for a
gay
man
.
FAG Kugelfischer
- A
German
bearing
company
.
The Fags
, a former Indie band from Detroit.
See also
American and British English differences
.
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